Umuada: A Sociopolitical Institution for Peacebuilding and Conflict Management in Nigeria
The Umuada is a traditional sociopolitical kin group in the south-eastern region of Nigeria, and is comprised of the first daughter of each family, called the Ada. It is given the utmost respect and granted ‘male’ privileges and responsibilities. Using postcolonial indigenous feminist methodologies,...
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| Language: | English |
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Institut de Hautes Études Internationales et du Développement
2021-10-01
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| Series: | Revue Internationale de Politique de Développement |
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| Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/poldev/4675 |